The Classical Collection, Volume 2: 50 of the World’s Musical Masterpieces

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▼ CD 1: Music of Norway, Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Spain, and France
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1Peer Gynt: Morning
orchestra:
The Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square
conductor:
John Lubbock (English singer, conductor & founder of Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square Orchestra)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg5:33
2Academic Festival Overture, op. 80
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Akademische Fest‐Ouvertüre, op. 80 (Academic Festival Overture, op. 80)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (number: op. 80)
Johannes Brahms9:57
3Carnival Overture
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
recording of:
Carnival Overture, op. 92, B. 169
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1891-07-28 until 1891-09-12)
premiered at:
[concert] (1892-04-28)
publisher:
N. Simrock (in 1894)
part of:
Works of Antonín Dvořák by opus number (number: op. 92) and Antonín Dvořák: Thematický katalog (Antonín Dvořák: Thematic Catalogue, Burghauser [B.]) (number: B. 169)
Antonín Dvořák9:25
4Emperor Waltz
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Kaiser-Walzer, op. 437 (Emperor Waltz, op. 437)
premiered in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1889-10-21)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 437)
Johann Strauss II10:51
5Carmen: Prelude
orchestra:
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet2:24
6Capricho árabe
classical guitar:
Carlos Bonell (classical guitarist)
recording of:
Capricho árabe
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist) (in 1892)
Francisco Tárrega5:06
7Asturias
piano:
Alma Petchersky
recording of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: V. Asturias (Leyenda) (for solo piano)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
version of:
Cantos de España, op. 232, n.º 1: Preludio
part of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47 (for solo piano)
Isaac Albéniz6:44
8Danse Macabre
orchestra:
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40 (original for orchestra)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 40)
is based on:
Danse macabre (song for voice and piano)
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:04
9Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
cello:
Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist)
piano:
Yitkin Seow (pianist)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:57
10The Sorceror’s Apprentice
orchestra:
Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México (Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Paul Dukas10:06
▼ CD 2: Music of Russia (and Belgium)
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1Symphonic Variations
piano:
Jorge Federico Osorio (Mexican pianist)
recording of:
Variations symphoniques pour piano et orchestre, FWV 46
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (in 1885)
dedicated to:
Louis Diémer
premiered at:
[concert] (1886-05-01)
publisher:
Enoch & Cie. (in 1893)
part of:
Franck Werke Verzeichnis (number: 46) and Catalogue of the works of César Franck by Joël-Marie Fauquet (CFF) (number: CFF 137)
César Franck15:35
21812 Overture
orchestra:
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky14:53
3Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky11:52
4Scheherezade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess (Andantino quasi allegretto)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov9:26
5Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
orchestra:
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra)
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer)
Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin14:13
▼ CD 3: French Impressionism and English Music
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1Daphnis et Chloe: Daybreak
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau III. No. 10. Lever du jour
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau III
Maurice Ravel5:13
2Prélude à l’après midi d’un faune
orchestra:
The State Of Mexico Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy10:19
3Poème
orchestra:
The Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square
recording of:
Poème, op. 25 (for violin and orchestra)
composed in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana, Italy (from 1896-04 until 1896-06-29)
composer:
Ernest Chausson (composer) (from 1896-04 until 1896-06-29)
dedicated to:
Eugène Ysaÿe (Belgian violinist, composer and conductor)
premiered at:
[concert] (1896-12-27)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1897-05)
part of:
Works of Ernest Chausson by opus number (number: op. 25)
Ernest Chausson15:02
4Organ Symphony no. 5: Toccata
organ:
Harold Britton
recording of:
Symphonie pour orgue n° 5 en fa mineur, op. 42 n° 1: V. Toccata
composer:
Charles‐Marie Widor (French organist, composer and teacher) (in 1879)
part of:
Symphonie pour orgue n° 5 en fa mineur, op. 42 n° 1
Charles‐Marie Widor5:27
5Salut d’Amour
cello:
Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist)
piano:
Yitkin Seow (pianist)
recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
arrangement of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
Sir Edward Elgar3:07
6Serenade for Strings: I. Allegro piacevole
producer:
Anthony Sargent
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1982-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1982-07)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-07)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole (in 1982-07)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20
Sir Edward Elgar3:25
7Serenade for Strings: II. Larghetto
producer:
Anthony Sargent
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1982-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1982-07)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-07)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: II. Larghetto (in 1982-07)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20
Sir Edward Elgar6:12
8Serenade for Strings: III. Allegretto
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: III. Allegretto
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20
Sir Edward Elgar2:49
9On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
orchestra:
The Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT vi/19/1
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
Frederick Delius7:18
10Suite no. 2 for Wind Band: I. March
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
producer:
John Boyden (producer)
orchestra:
London Wind Orchestra
conductor:
Denis Wick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Academy Sound and Vision Ltd (not for release label use; known as ASV Ltd. since 1995-02-03) (in 1978)
recording of:
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28 no. 2: I. March: Morris dance, Swansea Town, Claudy Banks
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28 no. 2
Gustav Holst4:33
11Suite no. 2 for Wind Band: II. Song Without Words
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
producer:
John Boyden (producer)
orchestra:
London Wind Orchestra
conductor:
Denis Wick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Academy Sound and Vision Ltd (not for release label use; known as ASV Ltd. since 1995-02-03) (in 1978)
recording of:
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28 no. 2: II. Song Without Words, 'I'll Love My Love'
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28 no. 2
Gustav Holst2:24
12Suite no. 2 for Wind Band: III. Song of the Blacksmith
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
producer:
John Boyden (producer)
orchestra:
London Wind Orchestra
conductor:
Denis Wick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Academy Sound and Vision Ltd (not for release label use; known as ASV Ltd. since 1995-02-03) (in 1978)
recording of:
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28 no. 2: III. Song of the Blacksmith
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28 no. 2
Gustav Holst1:22
13Suite no. 2 for Wind Band: IV. Fantasia on the Dargason
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
producer:
John Boyden (producer)
orchestra:
London Wind Orchestra
conductor:
Denis Wick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Academy Sound and Vision Ltd (not for release label use; known as ASV Ltd. since 1995-02-03) (in 1978)
recording of:
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28 no. 2: IV. Fantasia on the "Dargason"
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28 no. 2
Gustav Holst3:11